Inkstand.



J. I. MOREHEAD. kINKSTAND.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.20,1911.

1,047,975. Patented M124, 1912.

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yJOHN I. MOREHEAD, sMr'rH CENTER, KANSAS.

INKs'rAND.

Speccaton of Letters y'.Patent.

i Application led November 20, 1911. Serial No. 661,322.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN I. MOREHEAD,

' a citizen of the United States, residing kat Smith Center, in the county of Smith and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Inkstands; and

I do hereby declare the followingV to be a full, clear, andexactdescriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use kthe same. 'ff

. i This invention relates to ink wellsand has: for its object to provide a means whereby the supply of ink is kept from all contact with the air, thus eliminating evaporation and waste.

` )A further objectof this invention to provide a means` whereby the ink well may readily be cleanedfrom all sediment and the like, and further toprovide'a means wherebythe feed of the ink willfbe of vsuch con struction that a gradual but constant flow' ofink will be provided.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention yconsists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafter more particularly described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein: s y n Figure 1 is a front elevation of an ink well constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a central, longitudinal section thereof.

The ink well forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises a rec tangular or other suitably shaped block of glass or other transparent material having located therein a rectangular reservoir which is connected with the exterior atmosphere by ythe opening piercing said block adjacent to one' terminal of the rectangular reservoir.

The base of said reservoir slopes slightly toward said opening, in order that when it is desired to cleanse the ink well the opera tion may readily be perfected. An obliquely arranged well is arranged at one terminal of the ink Welland is connected to the reservoir by the longitudinal passage'which extends "from adjacent the connection between the reservoir and the exterior atmosphere to the lowerterminal ofthe well. A suitable lid is provided to the well and the operation of the device will be clearly understood from the following description.

Referring Amore particularly to thedrawings,.10 indicates the block of glass or other transparent material of any suitable size or*v shape, having'- located therein a rectangular or `other suitablyshaped reservoir 11. The rear `terminal of this reservoir 1s connected to the exterior atmosphere by an inwardly tapered passage 12, which,` when `the ink Patented Dec. 24, i

well is being filled, constitutes a funnel and i is 'adapt-ed to be closed by rubber or otherAk suitable cork 13 placed therein. The open"-l ing 12 is located in the bottom of the block 10, and, therefore, when it is desired to lillv the ink well, the block is inverted and the cork 13y removed, thus ypermitting the ink to be poured int-o the reservoir 13 through the passage12. rlhe bottom 14 of the reservoir'v slopes from the front end of the block 10 vto the opening 12. Thus, when the corkk isv removed, it is impossible for all sedimentv and the like, which is located upon the bottom of the ink well, to drain through the opening 12which` would beimpossibleshould the bottom 14 be. level. Located in the block, at l the opposite terminal thereof to the passage y'12, is an obliquelyarranged cylindrical well l5, which has its outer terminal surrounded by bead 16. A collar 17 engages this bead by the inwardly curved flange 18 and carries a lid 19 pivotally connected thereon, through the instrumentality ofthe pin 20. The` lower terminal of the reservoir is connected by a longitudinal passage 21 with the reservoir 11, said passage extending from the lower terminal of thewell 15 to the reservoir vopenings -intoithe sameA adj acentl to the opening 13. The terminal of the passage 21 cooperating with the well15 is lower than the opposite terminal thereof. The utility of the lid is hereinafter more fully described.

It will clearly be understood that when it is desired to lill the ink well, the block 10 is inverted and the cork 13 removed. This makes the terminal of the passage 21-open ing into the well y15 at a higher elevationv than the opposite terminal thereof, and consequently as the ink is pouredv into the passage 12 andthe reservoir 11thesame` willv f in j no way. pass through the kpassage 21.

After the ink welliis filled, the cork is then replaced and the ink well is reverted, thus causingthe ink to run through the ypassage 21`intothe well 15 where accessmaybe had thereto by pen after the closure 19 has been removed. n v

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by vided With an internal rectangular reservoir and a conical aperture leading to the bottom thereof, terminating flush With one of the vertical Walls of said reservoir, and provided With a downwardly inclined Well leading from the opposite face of said block and terminating below the bottom of said reservoir, said block having an inclined passage connecting said Well near its lovv'er end With said reservoir adjacent to that side of the conical aperture opposite the adjacent Wall of said reservoir.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of tvvo Witnesses.

JOI-IN I. MOREHEAD.

Witnesses:

J. M. DAVIS, F. S. MUNSINGER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

